Ranunculus
testiculatus
Curved-Seed Buttercup
Whole Plant, Some Leaves Removed
Nicolle Flats Nature Area, West Parking Lot
20-April-2016
Some leaves were removed from this plant and the remaining ones spread out.
My friends Glen and Maureen Lee found this growing next to the curb in the parking lot. It is not found in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta, but it is listed as a rare introduced plant in Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Saskatchewan by Vernon L. Harmes. I suspect it is now fairly common but easily overlooked. It blooms very early in the year.
Ranunculus: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus.
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Ranunculaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family.
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